a worldwide survey was conducted by the un a worldwide survey was conducted by the un the only question asked was would you please give your honest opinion about solutions to the food shortage in the rest of the world the survey was a huge failure in africa they did nt know what food meant in eastern europe they did nt know what honest meant in western europe they did nt know what shortage meant in china they did nt know what opinion meant in the middle east they did nt know what solution meant in south america they did nt know what please meant and in the usa they did nt know what the rest of the world meant